Fostering Agency in Learning
In this Fostering Agency in Learning issue, we honor the work of several instructors, Lauren Dudley, Christine Johnston, and Matthew Miller. Find out how these instructors create opportunities for students to exercise choice, purpose, and challenge in their paths toward engaged, meaningful learning. For more on the theme, see A Conversation with Travis Tennessen page, the Ideas collection, and insights from additional instructors in the Profiles section.
“Designing learning environments that support learner agency requires continually examining the relationship between educators and students and creating space for learners to make sense of content individually and collectively through interaction and reflection. Further, supporting learner agency requires recognizing dimensions of culture and identity, and examining where bias may be a barrier to learners being able to fully exercise their agency.”—Goal of UDL: Learner Agency, Cast.org